CURATED BY – GAURAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Saharanpur. Today on the occasion of World Malaria Day, student rallies, seminars and awareness campaign programs etc. were organized in Saharanpur city and the entire district for the prevention of communicable diseases like malaria etc.
CMO Dr. Sanjeev Manglik flagged off such a rally of students in the district hospital today. District Malaria Officer Shivanka Gaur said today that during the last two and a half years, not a single case of malaria infection has been reported in the district. District Malaria Officer Shivanka Gaur said that no case of malaria was found positive in the year 2022 and year 2023. 2 lakh 98 thousand 611 in 2023 and 2022
2 lakh 59 thousand 141 tests were conducted. In 2021, 2 lakh 48 thousand 778 investigations were conducted. In which only 9 cases of malaria infection were reported. In the year 2020, 13 cases were reported out of 77 thousand 147 investigations. In the year 2019, 198 cases of malaria were found out of 2 lakh 48 thousand 220 tests. This year 2024
From January to March, 40 thousand 922 tests were conducted and not a single case of malaria was found. Shivanka Gaur said that the health department is following all the instructions to eradicate malaria. Malaria cases are decreasing year after year in the district and if no malaria infection spreads this year too, then Saharanpur district will come first in malaria eradication in Uttar Pradesh. Shivanka Gaur said that Lalitpur, Amethi, Chandauli, Mathura, Chitrakoot, Mahoba, Rae Bareli and Mainpuri are the districts of Uttar Pradesh which are following Saharanpur, that is, malaria infection is not spreading in these districts too and the malaria outbreak is ending. Is on the verge of. Today, seminars were organized for awareness campaign at the block level while the team of Malaria Department is visiting educational institutions, public places and door to door to make people aware about prevention of malaria. District Malaria Officer Dr. Shivanka Gaur said that it will be our endeavor that this time also no case of malaria is reported in the district. There is no malaria in the district but there are many patients of viral fever and typhoid. According to CMO Dr. Sanjeev Manglik, if people take special care of cleanliness, use pure water and eat fresh and digestible food, then effective control of viral and typhoid can also be achieved.
To combat malaria in the district, an awareness campaign is being conducted in 46 villages and 19 colonies considered sensitive. Summer has just started and the outbreak of mosquitoes has started increasing. July and August are rainy months in which there is a constant risk of malaria spread. In view of this, the Health Department and Malaria Department are engaged in making people aware.